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Yellowstone National Park continues to see more visitors than last year.

In August more than 871,000 visits were recorded. That’s 3 percent more than last August, but down 5 percent from that month in 2021.

So far this year, nearly 3.5 million recreational visits have been recorded, up 6 percent over 2023 and down 3 percent from 2021.

Yellowstone has had an eventful summer, featuring teepee installations and the sighting of a rare white buffalo calf that many Native Americans consider sacred.

But the park also navigated two threats of mass shootings, an unexpected thermal pool explosion that sent tourists fleeing, and a car that drove into a hot pool.